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Controversial new study challenges contemporary thinking about what the universe is made of.
It can fill in the scientific gaps.
Negative experiences in mainstream schools have harmful long-term effects on pupils with autism spectrum conditions.
The rugby league world cup final on December 2 is between traditional heavyweights Australia and England. But the real story is the rise of diaspora national sides like Tonga, Fiji and Lebanon.
But Zimbabwe must act quickly.
Human heart transplantation is 50 years old.
Citizens of Oman can now find every government department on Twitter, reporting issues and ensuring public servants are kept on their toes.
Children with an irregular bedtime performed worse on cognitive tests, had worse behaviour and were more likely to be obese than others.
Floods and natural disasters can be highly traumatic for children.
The BBC’s former correspondent in Gaza reviews Donald Macintyre’s Gaza: Preparing for Dawn.
At Ebbsfleet, in northeast Kent, archaeologists have finally uncovered the site where Julius Caesar’s fleet landed in 54BC.
The impetus to impose immigration restrictions to prevent entry of certain ethnic groups into the US is not a new one.
Life expectancy has been steadily improving in the UK for 110 years. Until now.
Maize production in Zimbabwe in 2017 is at its highest for decades.
Crypto cash is catnip for criminals and a huge challenge to law enforcement – so it’s time to bring in a tough, jurisdiction-busting regulatory body.
Artscape Nordland – a Norwegian environmental sculpture project – is exceptional.
Structural inequalities within all levels of British football need to be tackled in order to get more Asians playing the game.
The Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar is on shaky ground. But there is almost complete unity among Irish parties when it comes to one crucial matter.
Dramatic images of “bike graveyards” shouldn’t be taken at face value – there’s hope for bike-sharing schemes yet.
AML can kill with surprising rapidity. Luckily new treatments are on the horizon.
By resorting to all means necessary, Nicolás Maduro’s government has clawed its way back from the brink of collapse.
The Mississippi is characterised in America as male, while the Indians see the Ganges as female.
Bellicose reporting can lead to a destructive feedback loop.
Computer models have produced some very worrying results.